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TRINITY  CHURCH 

IN  THE  CITY  OF  BOSTON 
AN 

HISTORICAL  AND  DESCRIPTIVE  ACCOUNT 

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TO 

ITS  WINDOWS  AND  PAINTINGS 

COMPILED  BY 

ARTHUR  H.  CHESTER 


JOHN 


CAMBRIDGE 
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Copyright,  1888, 
By  Arthur  H.  Chester. 


CONTENTS. 


PAGE 

Present  Officers  of  the  Church   7 

Historical  Sketch  of  the  Parish   9 

General  Description  of  the  Church   15 

The  Guide: 

Section  I.    The  Chancel   24 

II.    The  Nave  .    .    .    . '   37 

III.  The  South  Transept   44 

IV.  The  North  Transept   51 

V.    The  Tower   61 

VI.    The  Chapel  and  Surroundings  ....  64 


Address  to  the  Proprietors  of  the  Church  in 

1875,  PREPARED  BY  THOMAS   C.   AmORY        .     .     .     .  71 


The  eastern  doors  of  the  Church  are  open  every  day 
from  eight  o'clock  until  four  o'clock,  save  on  Saturdays, 
when  they  are  closed  at  noon. 


ALPHABETICAL    INDEX    TO  WINDOWS 
AND  TABLETS. 


PAGE 


The  Amory  Window  (North  Transept)   57 

Afpleton  Window  (North  Transept)   55 

Beebe  Window  (Nave)   42 

Black  Window  (North  Transept)   53 

Borland  and  Lloyd  Window  (South  Transept)   44 

Brimmer  Window  (North  Transept)   51 

Brooks  Window  (Nave)  »   38 

Burnham  Window  (South  Transept)   45 

Chickering  Window  (North  Transept)   52 

Cochrane  Window  (South  Transept)   47 

Deblois  Window  (North  Transept)   54 

Dehon  Window  (Chancel)   29 

Dexter  Window  (Chancel  Alcove)   30 

Eastburn  Window  (Chancel)   27 

Fenno  Window  (South  Transept)   49 

Gardiner  Window  (Chancel)   28 

Griswold  Window  (Chancel)   25 

Harmon  Window  (Chapel)   64 

Lace  Window  (South  Transept)   46 

Loring  Window  (South  Transept)   48 

McKim  Window  (Nave)   40 

Paine  Window  (Nave)   39 


6  Index  to  Windows  and  Tablets. 


PAGE 

The  Parker  Window  (Chancel)   26 

Gertrude  Parker  Window  (Chapel)   65 

Peters  Window  (South  Transept)   46 

Ritchie  Window  (South  Transept)   45 

Robing-Room  Window   59 

Sunday-School  Windows  (Chapel)   66 

Thayer  Window  (North  Transept)   53 

Wainwright  Window  (Chancel)   30 

Walter  Window  (Chancel)   24 

Western  Windows  (Nave)   37 

Winthrop  Window  (North  Transept)   56 

Charlotte  Winthrop  Window  (South  Transept)     ....  49 

The  Dexter  Tablet  (North  Transept)   58 

Gardiner  Tablet  (Chancel)   32 

Stanley  Tablet  and  Bust  (Chancel)   31 


The  Communion  Service  (Chancel)  35 

Font  (Chancel)  34 

Lectern  (Chancel)  34 


OFFICERS   OF    THE  CHURCH. 


JUctor. 

REV.  PHILLIPS  BROOKS,  D.D. 

REV.  FREDERICK  BAYLIES  ALLEN. 
REV.  REUBEN  KIDNER. 

CHARLES  HENRY  PARKER. 
CHARLES  R.  CODMAN. 

Clerk  ant)  ^Treasurer* 

FRANCIS  B.  SEARS. 

lestrgmett. 

ROBERT  C.  WINTHROP.  ROBERT  T.  PAINE. 

THOMAS  C.  AMORY.  ROBERT  M.  CUSHING. 

JOHN  C.  ROPES.  EDWARD  N.  FENNO. 

CHARLES  J.  MORRILL.  ALEXANDER  COCHRANE. 

BENJAMIN  F.  NOURSE.  MAHLON  D.  SPAULDING. 

WILLIAM  S.  EATON.  WILLIAM  P.  BLAKE. 

FRANCIS  B.  SEARS. 


JBeitott. 

CHARLES  E.  CHESTER. 


The  author  is  indebted  to  the  Rector  and  to  the 
Hon.  Thomas  C.  zAmory,  Chairman  of  the '  Memorial 
Window  Committee,  for  many  valuable  suggestions,  — 
the  latter  having  kindly  placed  his  records  at  the 
author's  service. 


HISTORICAL 


SKETCH  OF  THE  PARISH. 


IN  1887  the  Parish  of  Trinity  Church  rejoiced 
in  the  celebration  of  the  tenth  anniversary  of 
the  consecration  of  its  present  edifice;  but  the  15th 
of  April,  1885,  saw  the  completion  of  one  hundred 
and  fifty  years  of  parish  life. 

It  was  in  1728  that  land  was  purchased  at  the  cor- 
ner of  Summer  Street  and  Bishop's  Alley,  for  £514 
ys.  2d.,  for  the  building  of  a  new  church  to  be  called 
Trinity.  This  was  to  be  the  third  Episcopal  Church 
in  Boston,  King's  Chapel  and  Christ  Church  having 
preceded  it.  On  April  15,  1735,  it  was  consecrated; 
an  exceedingly  plain  wooden  building,  ninety  feet 
long  and  sixty  feet  broad,  yet  withal  most  home-like 
and  pleasant  within.  "  '  It  had  neither  tower,  nor 
steeple,  nor  windows  in  the  lower  story  of  the  front. 
There  were  three  entrances  in  front,  unprotected  by 


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Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


porches.'  Its  roof  was  a  great  *  arch,  resting  on 
Corinthian  pillars,  with  handsomely  carved  and  gilded 
capitals.  In  the  chancel  were  some  paintings,  consid- 
ered very  beautiful  in  their  day.'  " 1  Such  was  the 
building  in  which  many  of  the  ancestors  of  the  pres- 
ent congregation  worshipped.  Until  1828,  nearly  one 
hundred  years,  it  served  its  people ;  then,  beginning 
to  show  traces  of  age,  the  Proprietors  voted  to  take 
it  down,  and  in  its  place  was  erected  the  Gothic  struc- 
ture which  lasted  until  the  Great  Fire  of  1872. 

The  Rev.  Addington  Davenport,  previously  the 
assistant  minister  at  King's  Chapel,  served  as  the  first 
rector  of  Trinity.  His  ministry  lasted  till  1746;  and 
after  his  death,  the  Rev.  William  Hooper,  who  had 
resigned  his  position  as  pastor  of  the  West  Congrega- 
tional Church  to  become  an  Episcopalian,  was  called 
to  the  place.  He  remained  rector  for  twenty  years, 
until  his  sudden  death  in  1767.  During  his  minis- 
try was  established  the  "  Greene  Foundation  "  Fund, 
largely  the  gift  of  the  heirs  of  Mr.  Thomas  Greene, 
for  the  support  of  an  assistant  minister.  By  it  Dr. 
William  Walter  became  the  first  assistant;  and  at 
the  death  of  Mr.  Hooper,  he  succeeded  to  the  rector- 
ship, serving  for  ten  years,  till  March,  1776,  when,  as 

1  These  were  from  the  brush  of  John  Smibert. 


Historical  Sketch  of  the  Parish. 


1 1 


a  loyal  subject  of  the  King,  he  sailed  for  Halifax  with 
General  Howe.  Then  Dr.  Samuel  Parker,  who  had 
been  the  assistant  minister,  became  rector  ;  and  his 
long  and  faithful  ministry  continued  through  twenty- 
eight  years.  Scarcely  had  he  assumed  the  charge  of 
the  Parish  when  the  Independence  of  these  United 
States  of  America  was  declared ;  and  it  is  largely 
owing  to  the  prompt  action  of  Dr.  Parker  in  calling 
together  the  Proprietors  of  his  church,  in  telling  them 
that  he  could  not  read  the  prayers  for  the  King  in 
the  future,  and  in  securing  their  consent  for  the  omis- 
sion of  the  same,  because  "  it  would  be  more  for  the 
interest  and  cause  of  Episcopacy,  and  the  least  evil  of 
the  two,  to  omit  a  part  of  the  liturgy  than  to  shut  up 
the  church," — that  the  Episcopal  Church  continued 
its  existence  in  this  town  through  those  Revolutionary 
days. 

Dr.  Parker  was  also  followed  by  an  assistant,  the 
Rev.  John  Sylvester  John  Gardiner,  who  suc- 
ceeded to  the  position  of  rector  in  1805  ;  and  his  was 
the  second  long  and  marked  ministry  in  the  Church 
history.  He  officiated  for  twenty-five  years,  till  failing 
health  obliged  him  to  return  to  his  native  England, 
where  he  died  in  1830.  He  lived  just  long  enough 
to  see  the  opening  of  the  new  Gothic  church  already 


12         Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


mentioned,  which  was  consecrated  by  Bishop  Alex- 
ander Viets  Griswold  on  the  nth  of  November,  1829. 
Dr.  Brooks  says  of  it:  "It  was  a  noble  building  in 
its  day.  It  was  one  of  the  first  of  the  Gothic  build- 
ings of  this  country,  which  were  built  after  church 
architecture  had  begun  to  waken  and  aspire ;  and  few 
that  followed  it  equalled  its  dignity  and  calm  impres- 
siveness.  The  lighter  and  more  fantastic  styles  of 
building  sprang  up  in  the  city.  The  timber  spires 
that  made  believe  that  they  were  stone,  leaped  up 
with  unnatural  levity  into  the  sky ;  the  cheap  stone 
sculpture  covered  and  deformed  great  feeble  fronts ; 
the  reign  of  imitation  came,  and  in  the  midst  of  all, 
Trinity  stood,  in  its  exterior  at  least,  strong,  genuine, 
solid,  with  its  great  rough  stones,  its  broad  bands  of 
sculpture,  its  battlemented  tower,  like  a  great  castle 
of  the  truth, — grim,  no  doubt,  and  profoundly  seri- 
ous, but  yet  able  to  win  from  those  who  worshipped 
there  for  years,  an  affectionate  confidence,  and  even 
a  tender  yearning  love." 1  This  was  the  home  of 
Trinity  Parish  from  1829  to  1872. 

Following  Dr.  Gardiner  for  a  short  period,  came  the 
Rev.  Dr.  George  Washington  Doane  ;  and  during 

1  Historical  Sermon  by  the  Rev.  Phillips  Brooks,  in  Trinity  Church, 
Feb.  11,  1877. 


Historical  Sketch  of  the  Parish. 


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part  of  his  ministry  he  had  the  assistance  of  the  Rev. 
Dr.  John  Henry  Hopkins.  Then,  from  1833  to 
1838,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Jonathan  Mayhew  Wainwright 
served  as  rector;  and  two  years  later,  in  1840,  began 
a  third  long  ministry,  such  as  those  of  Drs.  Parker  and 
Gardiner, —  that  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  M ANTON  EASTBURN. 
From  1842  to  1868  he  enjoyed  a  notable  and  memo- 
rable ministry;  and  he  successively  had  the  assistance 
of  such  men  as  Dr.  Watson,  Bishop  Clark,  Dr. 
John  Cotton  Smith,  Dr.  Mercer,  and  Dr.  Potter. 
Then,  after  the  resignation  of  Bishop  Eastburn  in  1868, 
the  present  rector,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Phillips  BROOKS, 
was  called  from  Philadelphia,  and  he  came  in  Novem- 
ber of  the  following  year. 

It  is  a  point  not  to  be  forgotten  that  the  subject  of 
removal  to  the  new  lands  of  the  city  had  already 
been  broached  in  the  winter  of  1870,  two  years  before 
the  Great  Fire  which  swept  away  the  old  church.  The 
land  had  already  been  bought,  the  designs  of  Messrs. 
Gambrell  &  Richardson  had  already  been  accepted, 
and  much  detail  had  come  under  consideration,  when, 
on  the  10th  of  November,  1872,  the  fire  came,  just 
one  day  before  the  forty-third  anniversary  of  the 
consecration  in  1829.  Then,  while  the  congregation 
worshipped  in  Huntington  Hall,  the  plans  were  com- 


Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


pleted  and  carried  into  execution  with  all  possible 
despatch,  until,  finally,  the  9th  of  February,  1877, 
saw  the  consecration  of  the  present  edifice  by  the 
Right  Rev.  Benjamin  Henry  Paddock,  Bishop  of 
Massachusetts ;  and  from  that  day  to  the  present, 
the  congregation  has  enjoyed  the  privilege  of  wor- 
shipping in  this  most  interesting  and  impressive 
building. 


GENERAL  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE 
CHURCH.1 


|N  Dec.  5,  1870,  this  vote  of  the  Vestry  was 


submitted  to  the  Proprietors :  "  That  it  is  ex- 
pedient, in  the  opinion  of  the  Vestry,  that  measures 
be  taken  to  remove  Trinity  Church,  provided  a  satis- 
factory sale  of  the  property  can  be  obtained  and  a 
satisfactory  location  can  be  agreed  upon  and  secured 
for  a  new  church." 

This  vote  was  referred  to  a  committee,  who  after- 
ward reported  favorably.  A  petition  to  the  Legisla- 
ture of  the  State  for  leave  to  sell  the  Summer  Street 
property  was  granted,  and  in  1872  land  was  pur- 
chased in  the  new  section  of  the  city. 

March  6,  1872,  the  Building  Committee  was  cre- 
ated, consisting  of  George  M.  Dexter,  Charles  Henry 

1  Compiled  from  the  Report  of  the  Building  Committee  of  the 
Church,  and  from  a  description  of  the  edifice  by  the  architect,  the 
late  H.  H.  Richardson. 


1 6         Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


Parker,  Robert  C.  Winthrop,  Martin  Brimmer,  Charles 
R.  Codman,  John  C.  Ropes,  John  G.  Cushing,  Charles 
J.  Morrill,  Robert  Treat  Paine,  Jr.,  Stephen  G.  De- 
blois,  Treasurer,  and  William  P.  Blake,  Secretary. 
In  April,  Mr.  C.  W.  Galloupe  was  added  to  the 
Committee. 

On  June  I,  Messrs.  Gambrell  &  Richardson  were 
chosen  as  the  architects.  They  immediately  began 
to  mature  their  plans.  Owing  to  the  purchase  of 
more  land  upon  the  Huntington  Avenue  side,  a  con- 
siderable number  of  changes  was  made,  and  work 
upon  the  new  plans  was  continued  through  the  sum- 
mer and  fall  of  1872. 

In  April,  1873,  the  actual  work  really  began  with 
the  excavation  of  the  lot,  under  a  contract  with  Al- 
bert C.  Blaisdell.  By  July  the  work  of  driving  piles 
was  well  under  way.  In  October,  1873,  a  contract 
was  signed  with  Messrs.  Norcross  Brothers,  of  Worces- 
ter, Mass.,  for  the  completion  of  the  church  and 
chapel,  from  the  top  of  the  piles  upward.  On  Nov. 
29,  1874,  the  chapel  was  first  used  by  the  Sunday- 
school.  Meanwhile  the  work  on  the  church  contin- 
ued;  and  on  Thursday,  May  20,  1875,  the  corner-stone 
was  laid  by  the  Rev.  Phillips  Brooks,  with  appro- 
priate ceremony.    On  Dec.  1,  1876,  the  contractors 


General  Description  of  the  Church. 


completed  their  part  of  the  work,  and  it  now  remained 
only  that  Mr.  John  LaFarge,  of  New  York  City, — 
who  had  been  given  the  contract  for  frescoing  and 
decorating,  —  should  complete  his  contract.  Owing 
to  the  magnitude  of  his  work,  an  extension  of  time 
was  given  him;  and  it  was  the  afternoon  of  Feb.  I, 
1877,  wnen  the  "great  stage"  had  its  first  timber 
knocked  away.  The  placing  of  the  pews  and  other 
detail  work  was  then  pushed  with  rapidity,  so  that 
on  the  afternoon  of  February  8  everything  was  ready 
for  the  consecration,  which  took  place  on  the  fol- 
lowing day. 

As  Trinity  Church  stands  upon  "  made  land,"  great 
care  had  to  be  taken  in  providing  a  proper  founda- 
tion. It  was  found,  by  testing,  that  a  compact  stratum 
was  overlaid  with  a  quantity  of  alluvium,  upon  which 
a  mass  of  gravel,  some  thirty  feet  deep,  had  been 
filled  in.  To  provide  for  the  support  of  the  church, 
containing  a  tower  which  alone  weighed  nearly  nine- 
teen million  pounds  and  was  supported  by  four  piers, 
required  four  thousand  five  hundred  piles ;  and  over 
two  thousand  of  these  were  placed  under  the  pyra- 
mids which  make  the  base  of  the  piers.  These 
pyramids,  of  solid  granite,  are  thirty-five  feet  square 
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Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


at  the  base,  seven  feet  square  at  the  top,  and  seven- 
teen feet  high.  From  them  rise  the  four  great  piers, 
so  conspicuous  in  the  church. 

Choice  was  made  of  Dedham  granite  for  the  ash- 
lar, and  Longmeadow  freestone  for  the  trimmings 
and  cut-stone  work ;  and  land  was  hired  and  quarries 
were  opened  by  the  contractors  both  at  Dedham  and 
at  Longmeadow.  It  being  difficult  to  secure  large 
stones  of  the  Dedham  granite  for  the  water-table, 
the  contractors  opened  a  third  quarry  at  Westerly, 
R.  I.,  from  which  good  stone  was  obtained  for  this 
purpose. 

Dimension  granite  of  ordinary  kinds,  for  use  in  the 
foundation  of  the  great  piers,  was  secured  by  con- 
tract from  various  localities,  —  from  Rockport  and 
from  Quincy,  Mass.,  and  from  the  coast  of  Maine. 
In  the  other  foundations  granite  from  the  old  church 
in  Summer  Street  was  largely  used,  although  some 
difficulty  was  met  on  account  of  the  scaling  of  many 
of  the  best  stones,  caused  by  the  action  of  the  heat  in 
the  fire. 

The  piers  were  built  of  blocks  of  Westerly  granite, 
each  five  by  two  and  a  half  by  twenty,  forming  a 
pillar  five  feet  square  in  section,  the  joints  of  alternate 
courses  crossing.    "  For  laying  these  piers  and  the 


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adjoining  walls,  as  well  as  the  arches  between  the 
piers,  a  massive  scaffold  was  built,  standing  indepen- 
dently upon  the  four  pyramids  of  the  tower  founda- 
tion. Four  derricks  stood  upon  this  structure ;  and 
not  only  the  pier  stones,  weighing  two  tons  each, 
were  easily  handled,  but  the  same  stage  served  after- 
ward to  carry  the  centres  for  the  great  arches,  and 
the  whole  superstructure  of  scaffolding,  to  the  very 
top  of  the  tower,  no  outside  staging  being  used. 
This  '  great  stage,'  as  it  was  called,  remained  in  place 
for  more  than  two  years." 

During  the  progress  of  the  work  it  was  often 
suggested  that  the  great  piers  at  least  should  show 
the  stone  face  in  the  church ;  but  as  a  rich  effect  of 
color  in  the  interior  was  an  essential  element  of  the 
design,  all  propositions  to  that  effect  were  eventually 
rejected,  and  the  piers  were  plastered  and  painted,  as 
were  all  other  inner  wall  surfaces. 

Tiles  for  the  roof  were  obtained  from  Akron,  Ohio, 
and  the  crockets  from  a  Chicago  firm. 

As  soon  as  the  building  was  enclosed,  Mr.  LaFarge 
began  upon  the  decoration.  The  better  part  of  the 
decoration  was  painted  with  an  encaustic  medium 
consisting  of  wax  melted  with  turpentine,  alcohol, 
and  Venice  turpentine,  in  certain  proportions.  This 


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Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


entirely  prevents  any  chance  of  obliteration  by 
water. 

"  In  plan  the  church  as  it  stands  is  a  Greek  cross  with 
a  semi-circular  apse  added  to  the  eastern  arm.  The 
arms  of  the  cross  are  short  in  proportion  to  the  width. 
.  .  .  The  aisles  would  be  very  narrow  for  a  Gothic 
church,  but  are  in  character  for  the  Romanesque. 
The  clear-story  is  carried  by  an  arcade  of  two  arches 
only.  Above  the  aisles  a  gallery  is  carried  across 
the  arches,  which  from  its  position  was  distinguished 
by  the  name  of  the  '  triforium  '  gallery,  and  serves 
as  a  passage  to  connect  the  three  main  galleries,  — 
one  across  either  transept,  and  one  across  the  west 
end  of  the  nave,  over  the  vestibule.  The  robing-room 
opens  from  the  northeast  vestibule,  as  well  as  from 
the  chancel.  .  .  .  The  whole  interior  of  the  church 
and  chapel  is  finished  in  black  walnut,  and  all  the 
vestibules  in  ash  and  oak. 

"  The  style  of  the  church  may  be  characterized 
as  a  free  rendering  of  the  French  Romanesque,  in- 
clining particularly  to  the  school  that  flourished  in 
the  eleventh  century  in  Central  France,  —  the  ancient 
Aquitaine,  —  which,  secure  politically  on  the  one  hand 
from  the  Norman  pirates,  and  on  the  other  from  the 


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Moorish  invasions,  as  well  as  architecturally  eman- 
cipated from  the  influence  of  classical  traditions  and 
examples  which  still  ruled  the  southern  provinces, 
developed,  in  various  forms,  a  system  of  architecture 
of  its  own,  differing  from  the  classical  manner  in  that 
while  it  studied  elegance  it  was  also  constructional, 
and  from  the  succeeding  Gothic  in  that,  although 
constructional,  it  could  sacrifice  something  of  me- 
chanical dexterity  for  the  sake  of  grandeur  and 
repose. 

"  Among  the  branches  of  the  Romanesque  of 
Central  France,  nowhere  were  the  peculiar  char- 
acteristics of  the  style  so  strongly  marked  as  in  the 
peaceful,  enlightened,  and  isolated  cities  of  Auvergne. 
The  central  tower  —  a  reminiscence,  perhaps,  of  the 
domes  of  Venice  and  Constantinople  —  was  here  fully 
developed  ;  so  that  in  many  cases  the  tower  became, 
as  it  were,  the  church,  and  the  composition  took  the 
outline  of  the  pyramid,  the  apse,  transepts,  nave,  and 
chapels  forming  only  the  base  to  the  obelisk  of  the 
tower." 

The  western  fagade  is  yet  to  be  completed.  Mr. 
Richardson's  plans  include  a  large  portico  carried 
some  thirty  feet  forward  from  the  present  front 
entrance,  and  numerous  other  details  for  the  beau- 


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tifying  of  the  whole  facade.  But  the  absence  of  these 
details  does  not  detract  from  the  whole ;  and  as  time 
passes,  constant  possibilities  for  improvement,  not 
here  alone  but  throughout  the  church,  will  present 
themselves. 


THE  GUIDE. 


IN  entering  into  a  description  of  the  windows  and 
other  objects  of  interest  in  and  about  the  church, 
it  has  been  considered  expedient,  for  convenience,  to 
divide  the  subject  into  six  sections,  as  follows :  — 


Section  I  The  Chancel. 

II  The  Nave. 

III  The  South  Transept. 

IV  The  North  Transept. 

V  The  Tower. 

VI  The  Chapel  and  Surroundings. 


These  will  be  considered  in  order. 


Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


THE  CHANCEL. 

The  windows  in  the  chancel  are  eight  in  num- 
ber,—  seven  in  the  apse  and  one  in  the  chancel 
alcove  on  the  right. 

The  seven  windows  in  the  apse  represent  as  many- 
scenes  in  the  life  of  our  Lord :  The  Nativity,  the 
Discussion  with  the  Doctors  in  the  Temple,  the 
Baptism,  the  Exhortation  at  the  Feast  of  the  Tab- 
ernacles, the  Institution  of  the  Lord's  Supper,  the 
Resurrection,  and  the  Commission  to  the  Apostles. 

Artists,  Clayton  &  Bell,  London,  England. 

I.   Cfte  Walter  iBintioto, 

The  Nativity.  —  From  above,  the  Star  of  Bethlehem 
shines  down  upon  the  birthplace  of  the  infant  Jesus,  who 
is  lying  in  the  manger.     His  mother,  the  Virgin  Mary, 


The  Chancel. 


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kneels  before  him,  while  Joseph  stands  near.  At  the  left, 
the  ox  and  the  ass  are  gazing  upon  the  sacred  scene. 

Scroll  at  the  Top.  —  "Glory  to  God  in  the  Highest,  and 

ON  EARTH  PEACE,  GOOD  WILL  TOWARD  MEN." 

"unto  us  a  child 

IS  BORN." 

inscription.  —  In  memory  of  the  Rev.  William  Walter, 
D.D.,  Minister  of  this  Church,  1  763-1 776. 

This  window  is  the  gift  of  Mrs.  Louisa  Ann  (Walter) 
Adams,  a  granddaughter  of  the  rector  therein  commemo- 
rated. Dr.  Walter  was  the  third  minister  of  this  Church. 
(See  page  10.) 


II.  €t)c  <*Sri£tooIti  HDintioto* 

The  Discussion  i?i  the  Temple.  —  The  boy  Jesus  stands  in 
the  centre,  Mary  and  Joseph  are  entering  upon  the  right, 
while  the  doctors  sit  or  stand  in  the  background.  A  roll  of 
manuscript  lies  in  the  foreground. 

"  WIST  YE  NOT  THAT 
I  MUST  BE  ABOUT  MY 
father's  BUSINESS." 

Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  the  Rev.  Alexander  Viets 
Griswold,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  this  Diocese,  1811-1843. 


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Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


The  cost  of  this  window  was  defrayed  by  general  sub- 
scriptions from  members  of  this  Parish,  by  many  of  whom 
Dr.  Griswold  is  yet  remembered  "as  a  model  of  all  Christian 
graces  and  peculiar  adaptation  to  his  sacred  functions."  It 
was  he  who  consecrated  the  second  Summer  Street  Church. 


Above  and  below  the  main  divisions  of  the  three  central  windows 
are  representations  of  the  Apostles,  each  with  his  symbol;  there  being 
two  at  the  top  and  two  at  the  bottom  of  each  window. 


The  Baptism.  —  Jesus  stands  in  the  foreground,  His  head 
inclined  forward,  His  neck  and  shoulders  bared  ;  while  upon 
His  right  is  John  the  Baptist,  in  the  act  of  pouring  water 
upon  our  Lord's  head  from  a  vessel.  In  his  left  hand  John 
holds  a  cross  with  the  banner  attached,  "  Ecce  Agnus  Dei," 
—  "Behold  the  Lamb  of  God."  On  the  right  an  angel  is 
ministering  unto  them ;  while  above,  the  dove  is  descending 
in  a  ray  of  light. 

"THIS  IS  MY  BELOVED  SON  IN  WHOM  I  AM  WELL  PLEASED." 

Apostles  represented  in  this  window  :  — 
Above  — 

Saint  Thaddeus.  Saint  Andrew. 


III.  €f>e  father  f©intioto* 


Halberd. 

Below  — 

Saint  Peter. 

Key. 


Transverse  Cross. 


Saint  John. 

Chalice  with  Serpent. 


The  Chancel. 


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Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  the  Right  Rev.  Samuel 
Parker,  D.D.,  Minister  of  this  Church,  1 773-1804. 

The  expense  of  this  window  was  defrayed  partially  by  the 
descendants  of  Dr.  Parker  and  partially  by  the  Parish.  Dr. 
Parker  was  the  fourth  rector  of  the  Church.    (See  page  11.) 


Here  our  Lord  is  represented  as  The  Preacher.  He 
stands  in  the  centre,  while  His  disciples  or  hearers  sit  or  lie 
about  Him.  The  text  upon  the  scroll  carried  by  the  two 
angels  above  His  head  is  the  first  sentence  from  His  sermon 
on  the  last  day  of  the  Feast  of  the  Jews  :  — 

"  IF  ANY  MAN  THIRST  LET  HIM  COME  UNTO  ME  AND  DRINK." 

Apostles  represented  in  this  window  :  — 
Above  — 

Saint  Thomas.  Saint  Bartholomew. 


IV.  €f)e  €a£t&urn  t©in&oto* 


Builder's  Rule. 


Knife. 


Below  — 

Saint  Philip. 

Cross. 


Saint  James  Major. 
Staff. 


Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  the  Right  Rev.  Manton 
Eastburn,  D.D.,  Minister  of  this  Church,  184 2- 1868. 


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Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


The  subscription  list  by  means  of  which  the  expense  of 
this  window  was  met,  received  cordial  and  hearty  support 
from  the  first.  As  Dr.  Eastburn  immediately  preceded  our 
present  rector,  very  many  are  now  living  who  can  speak  the 
praises  of  him  commemorated  in  this  central  window,  "  the 
central  memory  of  the  Church  he  served  so  long."  (See 
page  13.) 


The  Last  Supper.  —  The  table  extends  across  the  centre 
of  the  window,  and  upon  the  farther  side  sits  our  Lord. 
Upon  His  shoulder  leans  His  favorite  apostle,  Saint  John, 
while  at  the  table,  upon  either  side,  sit  the  others. 


V.  €f)c  aSartiiner  J^intioto* 


"  THIS  DO  IN  REMEMBRANCE  OF  ME." 


Apostles  represented  in  this  window  :  — 


Above  — 


Saint  Simon. 

Saw. 


Saint  Matthew. 

Purse. 


Below  — 

Saint  James  Minor. 
Club. 


Saint  Matthias. 


Lance. 


Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  the  Rev.  John  Sylvester 
John  Gardiner,  D.D.,  Minister  of  this  Church,  1 792-1830. 


The  Chancel. 


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Subscriptions  had  already  been  offered  toward  defraying 
the  cost  of  this  window,  when  Dr.  Gardiner's  grandsons  — 
Messrs.  John  G.,  Robert  M.,  and  Thomas  F.  Cushing  — 
requested  to  be  allowed  to  assume  the  expense  of  the 
window,  and  it  is  to  them  that  the  Church  is  indebted 
for  this  memorial.  The  visitor  is  referred  to  the  description 
of  the  "  Gardiner  Tablet,"  given  later  in  this  section.  (See 
also  page  n.) 


VI.  €f)e  SDefjon  JOtntioto, 

The  Resurrection.  —  In  the  foreground  are  two  angels,  — 
one  kneeling  in  prayer,  the  other  in  the  act  of  rolling  away 
the  stone  from  the  mouth  of  the  tomb,  from  which  Jesus  is 
just  stepping  forth. 

"  I  AM  HE  THAT  LIVETH  AND 
WAS  DEAD,  AND  BEHOLD  I  AM 
ALIVE  FOREVER  MORE.  AMEN." 

Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Theodore 
Dehon,  D.D.  Baptized  in  this  Church,  1 776  —  Died  Bishop 
of  South  Carolina,  181 7. 

The  Dehon  family  have  long  been  intimately  connected 
with  Trinity  Church.  This  window  is  the  gift  of  Mr.  Sidney 
Brooks,  and  preserves  the  memory  of  his  wife's  uncle,  Bishop 
Dehon,  who  was  a  native  of  Boston. 


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Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


VII.  €f)e  i©aintort0f)t  f©intioto. 

The  Commission  to  the  Apostles.  —  Jesus  stands  upon  an 
elevation  at  the  right,  stretching  out  His  hands  over  His 
Apostles,  who  kneel  about  Him  to  hear  His  last  words,  as 
He  sends  them  forth  to  preach  the  gospel  to  all  nations. 

Scroll  at  the  Top.  —  "I  am  with  you  alway  even  unto  the 

END  OF  THE  WORLD." 

"go  ye  into  all  the  world 
and  preach  the  gospel 
to  every  creature." 

inscription.  —  In  memory  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Jonathan 
Mayhew  Wainwright,  D.D.,  Minister  of  this  Church,  1833- 
1838. 

The  cost  of  this  window  was  also  defrayed  by  subscrip- 
tion. Dr.  Wainwright  immediately  preceded  Dr.  Eastburn. 
(See  page  13.) 

A  window  on  the  right  in  the  chancel  alcove  is  known  as 

Artist,  Mr.  Burne  Jones.    Morris  &  Co.,  London,  Eng. 

David's  Charge  to  Solomon,  —  On  the  throne  represented 
in  the  centre  of  the  window,  King  David  is  seated,  the  plans 
of  the  future  Temple  resting  upon  his  knee.    Before  him 


The  Chancel. 


3i 


stands  the  young  Prince,  listening  to  the  aged  King's  words. 
In  a  gallery,  in  the  rear  of  the  throne,  are  harpers  with  their 
instruments,  while  at  the  right  stand  soldiers  with  arms  and 
banners.  On  one  of  these  banners  the  youth  David  is  repre- 
sented holding  the  head  of  Goliath,  while  on  a  second  he  is 
in  the  act  of  tearing  open  the  lion's  jaw.  At  the  left  of  the 
throne  the  people  —  old  and  young,  men  and  women  —  are 
seen  approaching  its  foot,  where  are  four  scribes,  to  whom 
they  are  giving  their  gold  and  jewels,  —  money,  rings,  urns, — 
these  scribes  taking  a  record  of  all  that  is  brought. 

Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  George  Minot  Dexter, 
1802-1872. 

An  account  of  Mr.  Dexter  and  his  long  connection  with 
this  Church  will  be  found  in  the  description  of  the  Dexter 
Tablet  (Section  IV.).  This  window  is  presented  by  his 
son,  Mr.  Frederic  Dexter ;  and  the  design  is  considered 
especially  appropriate,  as  Mr.  Dexter  lived  but  just  long 
enough  to  see  the  plans  of  the  new  church  completed  and 
the  work  begun. 


31  2&u£t  of  2Dean  ^tanlep, 


executed  by  Miss  Mary  Grant,  stands  upon  a  bracket  of 
Sienna  marble,  between  the  chancel  and  the  alcove,  beneath 
which  is  a  tablet  of  Mexican  onyx,  on  which  is  engraved 


Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston, 


the  following  tribute,  written  by  the  Hon.  Robert  C. 
Winthrop  :  — 

arthur  penrhyn  stanley, 
dean  of  westminster. 

endeared  to  good  men  in  all  lands  by  the  largeness  of  his 

heart  and  the  loveliness  of  his  character, 
his  life  was  consecrated  to  the  illustration  of  christian 

History  and  the  advancement  of  Christian  truth, 
his  name  will  ever  be  a  synonym  of  catholicity  and  charity. 

this  bust  —  the  gift  of  one  of  his  family  —  is  placed  here, 
where  he  preached  his  first  sermon  in  america,  22  september, 
1878,  in  token  of  affection  and  reverence  for  his  memory. 

BORN   13  DECEMBER,  1815. 
DIED   l8  JULY,   1 88 1. 


€f)e  <©artiittet:  €a&let* 

On  the  north  wall  of  the  chancel,  enclosed  in  a  frame  of 
wrought-iron  and  brass,  is  a  marble  tablet  under  which  is 
this  description  :  — 

"  The  above  tablet,  with  its  inscription  by  the  Historian 
prescott,  was  rescued  by  a  great  grandson  of  the  rector 
therein  commemorated,  from  the  flames  which  destroyed 
Trinity  Church,  Summer  Street,  in  the  Great  Boston  Fire, 
Nov.  9,  1872.    It  is  the  only  relic  of  the  interior  of  the 

CHURCH." 


The  tablet  reads  :  — 


The  Chancel. 


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In  Memory  of 
JOHN  SYLVESTER  JOHN  GARDINER,  D.D. 
who  was  born  at  h  arverford-west,  south  wales 
July  12,  1765. 
Became  Assistant  Minister  of  this  Church 
April  19,  1782. 
Was  unanimously  made  its  rector,  Feb.  10,  1805, 
And  died  on  a  visit  to  his  native  land 
July  29,  1830. 
Aged  Sixty  Five. 


He  was  a  man 
Just  and  true,  direct  of  purpose  and  of  speech  ; 
A  friend,  warm,  generous  and  sincere; 
a  companion 

Whose  choice  reading,  capacious  memory  and  lively  wit 
Enriched  and  adorned  the  intercourse  of  life; 
a  scholar  worthy  of  parr,  his  celebrated  master  ; 

a  teacher  who  incited  the  young 
By  his  own  ardent  love  and  critical  knowledge  of 
Ancient  Literature; 
A  Christian  of  genuine,  cheerful,  unostentatious  piety  ; 
A  theologian,  learned,  consistent  and  charitable, 
Disliking  and  avoiding  sectarian  controversies, 
But  zealous  in  preaching  the  practical  faith  he  professed 
With  a  pure  and  impressive  eloquence; 
A  pastor  devoted  to  his  church 
And  deeply  endeared  to  a  people 
Amidst  whom  he  had  fulfilled  for  nearly  forty  years, 
With  exemplary  fidelity, 
The  mingled  offices  of  friendship  and  religion. 


His  remains  lie  buried  in  Panel  Churchyard, 
Near  Harrowgate,  in  Yorkshire  England. 

His  memory  lives  here 
In  the  hearts  of  affectionate  parishioners, 

Who  could  thus  perpetuate 
A  just  commemoration  of  excellent  service, 
Tried  worth  and  irreparable  loss. 


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Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


€f)e  2&apti£mal  font. 

The  font,  made  by  Forsyth  of  London,  is  of  Devonshire 
marble  and  alabaster  with  an  octagonal  granite  base.  En- 
circling the  bowl  is  carved  the  text :  — 

"  Baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  the  Son, 
and  the  Holy  Ghost." 

This  gift  of  Colonel  Charles  R.  Codman,  the  junior  War- 
den of  the  Church,  was  designed  by  the  late  Mr.  John  H. 
Sturgis  of  Boston.  On  the  south  side  of  the  base  is  the 
following :  — 

C.  R.  CODMAN 

DONAVIT 
MDCCCLXXVI 


€lje  %tttttn. 

The  lectern  is  of  brass,  surmounted  by  an  eagle. 
Designer,  Charles  R.  Lamb,  New  York. 
Around  the  base  is  inscribed  :  — 

"  The  Gift  of  Maria  Denison  Burnham.   Trinity  Sunday. 
Anno  Domini  1877." 


The  Communion  Service. 


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€l)e  Communion  £>z?mtz. 

The  Communion  service  of  the  Church  consists  of  the 
following  pieces  :  — 
Offertory  Plate. 
Two  Flagons. 
Two  Cups  (with  covers). 
One  Paten. 

"Procured  of  his  Map  K.  George,  by  his  ExcX  Govr 
Shirley:  1742."    With  the  English  coat-of-arms. 

Two  Patens  (one  matching  the  King  George  piece). 
"  Procured  for  Trinity  Church  by  J.  S.  J.  Gardiner, 
Rector,  181 2." 

Two  Large  Patens  (with  covers). 

"Presented  to  Trinity  Church  by  Hannah  Smith,  1815." 

Two  Ewers  (used  only  at  Christmas  and  Easter). 
One  reads  :  — 

"  Presented  to  Geo.  W.  Brimmer,  Esq.,  by  the  Pro- 
prietors of  Trinity  Church  in  approbation  of  his  plans  and 
gratuitous  services  in  rebuilding  the  Church  in  1829.  This 
donation  was  accepted,  but  at  the  earnest  request  of  Mr. 
Brimmer  has  been  devoted  to  the  use  of  the  Church."  On 
reverse,  a  bas-relief  of  the  old  Granite  Church. 

The  other  — 

"  Presented  to  Trinity  Church  by  His  Honour,  Thomas 
L.  Winthrop,  Esq.,  Lieutenant  Governor  of  Massachusetts, 
1830."    On  reverse,  the  arms  of  the  Winthrop  family. 


?6 


Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


One  Paten. 

"  Gift  of  Thomas  Amory,  Vicar  of  St.  Teath,  Cornwall, 
England.  To  Trinity  Church,  Boston,  U.  S.  A.  Christmas, 
1876." 

Two  Cups. 

"  Presented  to  Trinity  Church  by  members  of  the  Vestry, 
1878." 


The  Nave. 


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THE  NAVE. 

The  windows  in  the  nave  are  seven  in  number,  — 
two  on  either  side  over  the  triforium  galleries  and 
three  in  the  western  facade  over  the  choir  gallery. 


THE  WESTERN  WALL. 

Here,  between  the  two  sections  of  the  organ,  are 
three  windows,  put  in  by  the  private  contribution  of  a 
few  parishioners  soon  after  the  removal  of  the  organ 
from  the  alcove  to  its  present  position.  They  are  not 
memorial  windows. 

Artist,  John  LaFarge,  New  York  City. 

Occupying  the  greater  part  of  the  central  window  is  a 
representation  of  our  Lord,  clothed  in  dark  purple  raiment, 
holding  in  His  left  hand  a  book,  while  His  right  hand  is 
raised  as  in  the  act  of  blessing.  In  the  two  side  windows  a 
column  of  onyx  passes  up  and  down  the  centre,  surrounded 
by  a  background  of  changing  blue. 


Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


THE  NORTHERN  WALL. 

In  this  wall  are  two  memorial  windows,  both  exe- 
cuted by  Henry  Holiday,  London,  England. 

At  the  left  is  — 

€f>e  25rooft£  f©intioto. 

Three  Scenes  in  Saint  Paul's  Life. —  (i)  In  the  upper 
picture,  the  youth  is  represented  sitting  at  the  feet  of  Ga- 
maliel, who  sits  with  a  scroll  in  his  hand,  at  the  right,  looking 
down  upon  the  young  Saul. 

"BROUGHT  UP  AT  THE  FEET  OF  GAMALIEL." 

(2)  The  centre  picture  represents  Saul's  conversion.  He 
is  on  his  way  to  Damascus  with  his  followers,  when  suddenly 
the  light  from  heaven  bursts  upon  them.  On  the  left  the 
frightened  and  startled  horses  are  trying  to  break  away  from 
the  strong  men,  who  endeavor  to  hold  them.  On  one  the 
rider  yet  remains  seated,  but  with  his  head  bowed  in  fear. 
The  rest  have  fallen  from  their  steeds,  and  lie  or  kneel  upon 
the  ground,  covering  their  faces  with  their  hands  to  hide  the 
brilliant  light.  Saul  himself  lies  upon  his  back  in  the  fore- 
ground, sightless. 


"I  WAS  NOT  DISOBEDIENT  UNTO  THE  HEAVENLY  VISION." 


The  Nave. 


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(3)  Saint  Paul  the  missionary  stands  upon  Mars  Hill,  ex- 
horting the  people  of  Athens  to  turn  from  their  idols  to  the 
true  God.  In  the  distance,  surmounting  the  Acropolis,  can 
be  seen  the  Parthenon.  Around  the  preacher  are  gathered 
the  Athenians  to  hear  his  words,  — 

"whom  therefore  ye  ignorantly  worship,  him 
declare  i  unto  you." 

Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  the  Rev.  Frederick  Brooks. 
Born  1849.    Died  1874. 

The  Rev.  Frederick  Brooks  was  the  Rector  of  Saint 
Paul's  Church,  Cleveland,  Ohio ;  and  this  window  in  his 
memory  is  the  gift  of  Mr.  Charles  J.  Morrill,  a  Vestryman 
of  Trinity  Church. 

At  the  right  is  — 

€f)e  $aine  i©tntioto, 

Jesus  blessing  Little  Children.  —  Here  our  Lord  is  repre- 
sented standing  at  the  top  of  a  short  flight  of  steps,  holding 
in  one  arm  a  little  child,  while  His  right  hand  rests  affec- 
tionately on  the  head  of  one  of  two  children  who  stand  near 
Him.  At  His  feet  are  sitting  three  mothers,  each  waiting 
for  her  child  to  receive  the  Saviour's  blessing.  Behind  Jesus 
stand  the  Apostles  Saint  Peter,  Saint  James,  and  Saint  John. 

The  text  appears  upon  the  steps,  — 

"  Suffer  little  children  to  come  unto  Me  and  forbid  them 
not,  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven." 


40        Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  Boston. 


The  upper  part  of  the  window  contains  a  background  of 
foliage,  in  the  midst  of  which  are  five  cherubs  who  bear  this 
scroll :  — 

"Their  Angels  do  always  behold  the  face  of  My 
Father,  which  is  in  heaven." 

Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  Robert  Treat  Paine  — 
Signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence  ;  Born  in  Boston 
on  March  12,  1731  and  died  May  11,  1814. 

This  window  is  the  gift  of  the  great-grandson  —  of  the  same 
name  —  of  the  patriot  herein  commemorated.  Mr.  Paine, 
the  donor,  has  been  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  Vestry, 
and  was  one  of  the  Building  Committee  of  the  Church. 

THE  SOUTHERN  WALL. 

The  two  windows  in  this  wall  are  directly  opposite  the 
last  two  described.    The  left  window  is  known  as  — 

€fje  a^cJUtm  ftemtroto- 

Artist,  John  LaFarge,  New  York  City. 

Presentation  of  Mary  at  the  Temple. — The  subject  of  this 
window  is  a  small  part  of  the  celebrated  painting  by  Titian, 
now  in  the  Academy  of  Art  in  Venice.  While  in  the  original 
painting  the  long  flight  of  steps  is  shown,  with  the  parents  and 
friends  below  and  the  high-priest  and  his  attendants  above, 


The  Nave. 


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here  there  are  but  two  or  three  of  the  steps  up  which  the 
girlish  figure  is  ascending  to  receive  the  blessing  of  the 
Church.  The  child,  but  three  years  old,  has,  according  to 
the  legend,  been  brought  by  her  father  and  mother  to  the 
Temple.  At  the  foot  of  the  steps  leading  thereto,  they  and 
their  friends  remain,  while  she  ascends  alone  to  the  altar.  / 
Below  this  picture  and  separate  from  it,  is  the  representation 
of  an  angel  playing  upon  a  musical  instrument. 

An  inscription  in  Latin  :  — 

NlTET  VITRO  DISTINCTA  PRAECLARA 
VlRGINIS  BEATAE  FACIES,  A 
TlTIANO  PRIUS  DEPICTA 

CONJUGI  DILECTAE 
SlMILLIMA  CUJUS  HAEC 
RECORDATIO  LUCET. 

A  literal  English  version  of  the  above  :  — 

"  Shines  in  glass  distinct  the  well-known  countenance  of 
the  Blessed  Virgin,  first  painted  by  Titian  and  most  resem- 
bling the  beloved  wife  in  whose  memory  this  record  shines." 

Inscription.  —  Placed  as  a  loving  memorial  to  Julia 
Appleton  by  her  husband,  Charles  F.  McKim,  and  her 
sister,  Alice.    185 9- 188  7. 

The  Appleton  family,  of  which  Mrs.  McKim  is  a  de- 
scendant, have  long  been  connected  with  the  Parish  of 
Trinity  Church. 


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Artists,  Clayton  &  Bell,  London,  England. 

David's  Removal  of  the  Ark.  —  In  the  centre  of  the 
window,  the  oxen  are  drawing  the  cart  upon  which  has  been 
placed  the  precious  Ark.  Before  it  walks  King  David,  his 
harp  in  his  hand,  preceded  by  children  who  scatter  flowers 
to  the  right  and  left. 

"We  will  go  into  His  Tabernacle  and  fall  low  on 
our  knees  before  hlm." 

Inscription.  —  In  affectionate  memory  of  James  Madison 
Beebe. 

Mrs.  Frances  L.  Fiske  presented  this  window  to  the 
Church.    It  is  to  the  memory  of  her  father. 


The  two  paintings  upon  the  walls  of  the  nave  are 
from  the  brush  of  Mr.  John  LaFarge,  and  represent 
two  Biblical  scenes  :  — 

North  Wall  — 

Jesus  and  the  Woman  of  Samaria. 

South  Wall  — 

Jesus  and  Nicodemus. 


The  Nave. 


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The  organ  is  from  the  works  of  Hilbourne  E.  Roosevelt, 
New  York. 

It  is  situated  in  the  western  gallery  and  is  divided  into  two 
sections,  the  choir  occupying  the  space  between. 

There  are  three  manuals,  fourteen  registers  in  the  great, 
twelve  in  the  swell,  nine  in  the  choir,  and  eight  in  the 
pedal  organ.  The  pedal  organ  is  confined  to  the  northern 
section.  It  was  first  built  in  what  is  now  known  as  the 
chancel  alcove,  but  was  in  1880  removed  to  its  present 
position. 


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Section  Cjrirtr. 
THE  SOUTH  TRANSEPT. 

The  windows  in  this  transept  are  nine  in  number,  — 
five  above  and  four  below  the  gallery. 

Over  the  gallery  in  the  southern  wall  are  three 
memorial  windows,  executed  by 

Artist,  A.  OUDINOT,  Paris,  France. 

Left  — 

The  Resurrection. — The  three  Marys  have  come  in  the 
early  morning  to  seek  their  Master,  but  in  His  place  they  find 
an  angel  pointing  out  beyond  the  sepulchre,  saying  the  words 
of  the  text  below.  On  the  left,  in  the  distance,  can  be  seen 
the  three  crosses  surmounting  the  Hill  of  Calvary. 

"Ye  seek  Jesus  which  was  crucified. 
He  is  not  here  ;  for  He  is  risen  as  He  said." 

Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  the  Borlands  and  the 
Lloyds  of  Trinity  Parish. 


The  South  Transept, 


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Presented  by  the  present  generation  and  common  de- 
scendants of  both  families,  this  window  stands,  a  memorial 
of  ancestors  who  were  among  the  first  worshippers  in  the 
Parish. 

Centre  — 

€f)e  Hitct)ie  f©intiotD* 

The  Ascension.  —  In  the  centre  of  the  window,  our  Sav- 
iour is  represented  ascending  into  the  heavens.  Below  Him 
are  gathered  His  Apostles,  who  look  up  with  wonder  as  they 
receive  His  last  blessing  on  earth. 

"  I  ASCEND  UNTO  My  FATHER  AND  YOUR  FATHER, 

And  to  My  God  and  your  God." 

inscription.  —  In  memory  of  Sophia  Harrison  Ritchie 
by  her  children. 

Mrs.  Ritchie,  herein  commemorated,  was  the  daughter  of 
the  Hon.  Harrison  Gray  Otis  of  Boston.  Although  the 
donors  —  her  son,  Mr.  Harrison  Ritchie,  and  her  daughter, 
Mrs.  Beylard  —  now  reside  in  France,  the  Ritchie  family  in 
the  past  were  associated  with  the  Parish. 

Right  — 

€fje  2&untf)am  f©mtioto* 

The  Day  of  Pentecost.  —  The  Apostles  are  gathered  to- 
gether in  one  place.    From  above,  tongues  as  of  fire  are 


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descending  upon  them,  even  the  Holy  Ghost  sent  from  the 
Father. 

"We  do  hear  them  speak  in  our  tongues, 
The  wonderful  works  of  god." 

inscription.  —  In  memory  of  William  Appleton  Burn- 
ham,  Born  A.  D.  1811.  Died  A.  D.  1851.  by  his  mother, 
brother  and  sisters. 

This  window  was  presented  by  the  late  Mr.  John  A.  Burn- 
ham,  his  mother  and  sisters. 

In  the  western  wall  are  two  windows :  — 
At  the  left  is  — 

€f>e  Hace  3©intioto. 

This  is  not  a  memorial  window ;  it  originally  occupied 
a  position  in  the  south  wall  of  the  nave,  where  Mr.  LaFarge 
had  it  placed  for  the  purpose  of  toning  down  the  brilliant 
light  from  the  south,  that  his  paintings  might  be  shown  to 
a  better  advantage.  Later  it  was  removed  to  its  present 
position. 

At  the  right  is  — 

€f>e  peters  f©intioto* 

Artist,  Henry  Holiday,  London,  England. 
The  Transfiguration.  —  Represented  at  the  bottom  of  the 
window,  upon  the  mountain-top,  are  the  three  Apostles : 


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Saint  James  on  the  left,  Saint  Peter  in  the  centre  with  his 
hands  upraised,  and  Saint  John  on  the  right.  All  have  their 
eyes  upturned  toward  the  Saviour,  who  hovers  as  it  were  in 
a  cloud  in  the  centre  of  the  window,  while  immediately  sur- 
rounding Him  is  a  halo  of  rich  blue,  almost  black,  pierced 
by  rays  of  red.  His  arms  are  outstretched  over  the  forms 
of  Moses  on  the  right  and  Elias  on  the  left,  as  they  appear 
through  the  cloud. 

The  Scroll.  —  "This  is  My  beloved  Son;  hear  Him." 

Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  Jane  Gould  —  wife  of 
Edward  D.  Peters  —  Born  October  1828  —  Died  December 
1877. 

The  window  is  the  gift  of  her  husband,  Mr.  Peters,  who 
has  long  been  a  member  of  the  Parish,  and  was  formerly 
a  Vestryman. 

Below  the  gallery  are  four  memorial  windows, 
three  in  the  southern  and  one  in  the  western  wall, 
all  from  the  works  of  Cottier  &  Co.,  London, 
England. 

I.  €lje  Cochrane  f©intioto* 

The  Sower  and  the  Reaper.  —  On  the  left  is  the  sower 
scattering  the  seed. 

"SO  IS  THE  KINGDOM  OF  GOD,  AS  IF  A  MAN  SHOULD  CAST 
SEED  INTO  THE  GROUND.     MARK  IV.  26." 


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On  the  right  is  the  reaper,  sickle  in  hand. 

"immediately  he  putteth  in  the  sickle  because  the 
harvest  is  come.    mark  iv.  29." 

inscription.  —  In  memory  of  Alexander  Cochrane. 
Born  April  27th.  18 13.    Died  August  nth.  1865. 

This  window  is  given  by  Mr.  Alexander  Cochrane,  a 
Vestryman  of  the  Parish,  in  memory  of  his  father  of  the 
same  name. 


II.  €f>e  JLoring  J©mtioto- 

The  Virgins.  —  The  scene  is  before  the  door  of  the  ban- 
quet-hall into  which  the  bridegroom  has  entered,  and  the 
five  wise  virgins  are  represented,  three  of  them  ready  to 
enter  and  two  in  the  act  of  filling  their  lamps. 

"they  that  were  ready  went  in  with  him  to  the 
marriage.    matthew  xxv.  io." 

Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  Abby  Matilda  Loring  — 
Born  1799.    Died  1863. 

Miss  Loring,  whom  this  window  commemorates,  is  re- 
membered to-day  by  many  of  the  parishioners  as  a  liberal 
benefactor  of  the  poor  of  Boston  ;  and  this  window  has  been 
presented  by  a  niece  who  bears  the  same  name. 


The  South  Transept. 


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III.  €fje  Charlotte  J©intl)top  f©intioio. 

The  Angel  troubling  the  Pool.  —  Here  is  represented  the 
Pool  of  Bethesda,  around  which  aie  gathered  the  "multitude 
of  impotent  folk,  of  blind,  halt,  withered,  waiting  for  the 
moving  of  the  water."  In  the  rear,  the  angel  is  just  step- 
ping down  into  the  pool. 

"for  an  angel  went  down  at  a  certain  season  into  the 
pool  and  troubled  the  water  :  :  :  but  jesus  answered 
them,  my  father  worketh  hitherto  and  i  work  :  :  : 
JOHN  v-14  :  17." 

Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  Charlotte  Troup  Win- 
throp.    Born  1840.    Died  1872. 

This  window  is  presented  by  Mrs.  Hollis  Hunnewell 
as  a  memorial  to  her  sister,  Mrs.  Egerton  L.  Winthrop,  late 
of  New  York. 


IV.  €fte  fenno  f©inDoto, 

Peace,  be  still.  —  Across  the  scene  passes  the  boat,  or 
"  ship,"  the  stern  at  the  right.  In  the  boat  are  represented 
nine  of  the  Apostles,  each  of  whom  is  seeking  in  a  different 
way  to  keep  the  boat  from  being  swamped  by  the  heavy 
waves  which  dash  over  the  side.  In  the  stern  stands  Jesus, 
having  just  arisen  from  His  sleep. 

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"and  he  arose  and  rebuked  the  wind  and  said  unto 
the  waves  '  peace  be  still  '  :  :  st.  mark  iv-39  :  :  they 
that  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships,  that  do  business 
in  great  waters  \  —  these  see  the  works  of  the  lord 
and  his  wonders  in  the  deep  :  :  psalm  cvii,  23-24." 

Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  John  Fenno.  Born  in 
Boston  September  21  A.  D.  1779.  Died  at  sea  April  19 
A.  D.  1820.    Buried  in  the  Indian  Ocean. 

This  window  is  given  by  Mr.  John  Brooks  Fenno,  of  the 
Parish,  and  his  children,  in  memory  of  his  father. 


The  North  Transept. 


THE  NORTH  TRANSEPT. 

The  windows  in  this  transept  correspond  with  those 
of  the  south  transept. 

Over  the  gallery  in  the  northern  wall  are  three 
memorial  windows,  made  by  Messrs.  MORRIS  &  Co., 
of  London,  England,  from  designs  of  Mr.  Edward 
BURNE-JONES. 

The  three  windows  are  similar  in  design,  each  hav- 
ing a  background  of  rich  green  foliage,  in  the  midst 
of  which  appear  numerous  cherubs  with  various  musi- 
cal instruments.  In  the  centre  of  each  window  is  a 
small  picture  of  an  early  New  Testament  scene. 

Left  — 

€Jje  trimmer  f©intioto. 

The  Wonder  of  the  Shepherds.  —  The  Star  of  Bethlehem 
shines  down  upon  the  inn-scene,  and  we  see  the  Virgin  in  a 
raiment  of  blue,  near  the  centre  of  the  picture,  holding  the 


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Babe,  while  Joseph  and  the  shepherds,  who  have  been  di- 
rected to  the  spot  by  the  chorus  of  angels,  are  standing 
around. 

inscription. —  I :  M  :  Martin  Brimmer:  B  :  1 793  :  D  :  1847. 

Mr.  Martin  Brimmer  has  given  this  window  in  memory  of 
his  father,  who  bore  the  same  name,  and  whose  family  were 
of  the  old  Parish. 

Centre  — 

€f)e  Cfjicftering  i©intioto* 

The  Visit  of  the  Magi.  —  On  the  right  is  seated  the  Virgin 
with  the  Child,  before  whom  have  come  the  three  Wise  Men 
with  the  gold,  frankincense,  and  myrrh  which  they  have 
brought  from  the  far  East. 

Inscription*.  —  Left  — 

I :  M  :  Jonas  Chickering  :  B  :  i  798  :  D  :  1853. 
Thos  :  Ed  :  Chickering  :  B  :  1824  :  D  :  1871. 

Right  — 

I :  M  :  Chas  :  Edw  :  Chickering  :  B  :  1854  :  D  :  1875. 

Commemorating  three  generations  of  the  Chickering  fam- 
ily,—  father,  son,  and  grandson,  —  this  window  represents 
one  of  the  old  families  in  the  Parish.  It  is  the  gift  of 
Mrs.  Gordon  Prince,  the  daughter  of  Mr.  Thomas  E. 
Chickering. 


The  North  Transept. 


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Right  — 

€tje  €fjapcr  f©intiofcD* 

The  Journey  into  Egypt.  —  From  the  city  of  Bethlehem, 
which  may  be  seen  in  the  background,  Joseph  is  leading 
the  animal  upon  which  Mary  is  seated  with  her  Child,  as 
they  flee  into  Egypt  to  escape  the  persecution  of  Herod  the 
King. 

Inscription.  —  I :  M  :  Stephen  Van  Rensselaer  Thayer  : 
B  :  1847  :  D  :  1871. 

Mrs.  Nathaniel  Thayer  has  presented  this  window  in 
memory  of  a  son. 

In  the  western  wall  are  two  windows,  one  of  which 
is  yet  to  be  taken  for  memorial  purposes. 

At  the  left  is  — 

€fje  25lacft  t^intioto* 

Artist,  John  LaFarge,  New  York  City. 

The  New  yentsa/em.  —  In  the  foreground  reclines  the 
Apostle  Saint  John,  his  manuscript  upon  his  knees,  his  pen 
in  his  hand,  his  eye  fixed  upon  the  heavenly  vision ;  for 
one  of  the  angels  of  God  stands  beside  him  and  points  out 
the  wonders  of  which  he  is  to  write,  and  he  sees  far  above 
the  New  Jerusalem  descending,  a  bride  for  her  husband. 


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In  the  centre  of  the  window  is  the  symbolic  bride,  an  angelic 
form  clothed  in  white.  Over  the  gate  of  the  City  is  the 
Greek  word  "  ieposolyma." 

"AND  I  JOHN  SAW  THE  HOLY  CITY,  NEW  JERUSALEM,  COMING 
DOWN  FROM  GOD  OUT  OF  HEAVEN,  PREPARED  AS  A  BRIDE 
ADORNED  FOR  HER  HUSBAND." 

inscription  (above  and  below  the  text).  —  In  memory  of 
George  Nixon  Black.  Born  January  15th.  18 14,  Died 
Oct.  2nd.  1880,  and  of  his  daughter,  Marianne  Black,  Born 
Aug.  30th.  1839.    Died  Aug:  21st.  1881. 

This  window  was  given  as  a  memorial  by  the  family  of  the 
late  Mr.  George  N.  Black. 

Below  the  gallery,  as  in  the  south  transept,  there 
are  four  memorial  windows. 

Artists,  Burlison  &  Grills,  London,  England. 

Beginning  at  the  left  (in  the  west  wall)  — 

I.  €f)e  2DeMoi£  J^mtioto* 

Job.  Saint  Stephen.  —  These  are  illustrations  of  patience 
and  fortitude.  At  the  left  is  pictured  Job  in  his  afflictions, 
surrounded  by  his  wife  and  his  three  friends,  Eliphaz,  Bildad, 
and  Zophar.  At  the  right,  Saint  Stephen  is  kneeling  upon  the 
ground,  his  face  turned  heavenward,  while  behind  him  his 
persecutors  have  raised  the  huge  stones  to  cast  at  him. 


The  North  Transept. 


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Ettgcrtptiott.  —  In  memory  of  the  Deblois  Family,  of  which 
many  successive  generations  have  served  this  Church  as 
Wardens  and  Vestrymen. 

The  late  Mr.  Stephen  G.  Deblois,  for  many  years  Treas- 
urer and  Vestryman  of  this  Church,  was  the  donor  of  this 
window. 


II.  €f>e  Simpleton  ftemtioto, 

Abraham.  Eunice. — These  are  two  illustrations  of  faith 
—  from  the  Old  and  New  Testaments  —  as  the  texts  would 
show.  The  left  picture  represents  Isaac  kneeling  upon  the 
small  rudely  constructed  altar,  his  neck  bared,  while  behind 
him  his  father  is  already  raising  the  knife  to  plunge  it  into 
his  only  son. 

"BY  FAITH  ABRAHAM  WHEN  HE  WAS  TRIED  OFFERED 
UP  ISAAC." 

At  the  right  of  the  window  stands  the  good  woman 
Eunice,  explaining  to  her  son  Timothy  the  lesson  from  the 
book  which  he  has  brought  to  her. 

"  WHEN  I  CALL  TO  REMEMBRANCE  THE  UNFEIGNED  FAITH 
THAT  IS  IN  THEE." 

Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  Charles  Hook  Appleton 
Born  27  July  1833  —  Died  3  Apr.  1874  and  of  Isabella 
Mason,  his  wife,  Born  23  Oct.  1835  —  Died  6  Sept.  1869. 


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As  stated  in  connection  with  the  McKim  Window,  the 
Appletons  are  among  the  old  families  connected  with  the 
Parish ;  and  this  window,  in  memory  of  a  former  Vestryman 
in  the  Church  and  of  his  wife,  was  presented  by  their 
children. 


III.  €l)e  t©mtf)rop  3©intioto* 

This  window  is  typical  of  Hope,  the  motto  of  the  Win- 
throp  arms.  The  greater  part  of  the  window  is  occupied 
by  two  angels,  each  of  whom  is  holding  a  scroll. 

That  on  the  left  reads  — 

"and  now  lord  what  is  my  hope." 
That  on  the  right  — 

"truly  my  hope  is  even  in  thee." 

Another  text  below  reads,  — 

"  how  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles  o  lord  of  hosts  — 
my  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the  courts 
of  the  lord  :  :  psalm  lxxxiv  1-2. 

Below,  a  Latin  quotation  — 

"PARENTIBUS  OPTIMIS  FILIUS  SUPERSTES," 

signifying,  "  A  surviving  son  to  the  best  of  parents." 


The  North  Transept. 


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Inscription. —  In  memory  of  Thomas  Lindall  Winthrop, 
who  died  in  1841,  aged  80  years,  and  Elizabeth  Bowdoin 
Temple,  his  wife,  who  died  1825,  aged  55. 

The  Hon.  Robert  C.  Winthrop,  for  fifty-three  years  a 
Vestryman,  has  given  this  window  as  a  memorial  to  his  father 
and  mother.  The  Hon.  Thomas  L.  Winthrop  was  Lieutenant- 
Governor  of  Massachusetts  from  a.  d.  1826  to  a.  d.  1833. 


IV.  €fte  Sfimorp  t©inboto* 

The  Good  Samaritan.  Dorcas.  — As  the  last  two  windows 
described  signify  Faith  and  Hope,  so  this  window  typifies 
Charity.  In  the  left  picture  the  Good  Samaritan  with  his 
long  staff  is  leading  the  ass,  upon  which  he  has  placed  the 
man  who  "fell  among  thieves." 

"and  when  he  saw  him  he  had  compassion  on  him." 

The  right  picture  represents  Dorcas  turning  from  her  work 
to  throw  a  garment  over  a  poor  half-clothed  youth  who  has 
knelt  before  her  to  beseech  her  aid. 

"this  woman  was  full  of  good  works  and  alms-deeds 
which  she  did." 

Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  Thomas  Coffin  Amory,  who 
died  181 2,  aged  45  years,  and  of  Hannah  Rowe  Linzee,  his 
wife,  who  died  1846,  aged  70. 

Mr.  William  Amory,  formerly  a  Vestryman,  presented 
this  window  as  a  memorial  to  his  father  and  mother.  The 


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Amorys  and  Linzees  have  been  connected  with  the  Parish 
almost  from  the  beginning  of  its  history. 


Below  the  gallery  upon  the  eastern  wall  of  this  transept 
near  the  eastern  entrance  to  the  church  has  been  placed  this 
tablet;  the  inscription  by  the  Hon.  Robert  C.  Winthrop. 
It  preserves  the  memory  of  the  same  friend  and  servant  of 
the  Church  as  the  window  in  the  chancel  alcove. 

In  Memory  of 
GEORGE  MINOT  DEXTER. 
For  forty  years  a  faithful  and  devoted 
Member,  vestryman,  and  warden  of  this  Church  : 
a  man  of  eminent  purity  and  piety, 
Obliging,  disinterested  and  self-sacrificing  : 
Endeared  to  all  who  knew  him 
By  courtesy  of  manner  and  kindness  of  heart: 
Active  to  the  last  in  good  works 
And  particularly  in  his  care 

For  the  interest  of  the  living  and  the  remains  of  the  dead 

During  the  trying  scenes  which  attended 

The  burning  of  our  old  House  of  Worship  in  Summer  St  : 

Of  this  new  building  he  only  lived  long  enough  • 

to  select  the  site  and  approve  the  design  : 

But  the  proprietors  place  this  tablet  on  its  finished  walls 

As  a  memorial  of  their  gratitude  for  his  long  services, 

Of  their  affectionate  respect  for  his  virtues, 

And  of  their  deep  sorrow  for  his  loss. 

BORN   15   NOVEMBER,  1802. 

DIED  26  NOVEMBER,  1872. 
Blessed  are  the  dead  which  die  in  the  LORD. 


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fainting, 

Mr.  LaFarge  has  placed  one  painting  in  this  transept. 
High  up  on  the  eastern  wall,  under  one  of  the  arches,  is  a 
representation  of  Saint  James. 


Artists,  Burlison  &  Grills,  London,  England. 

Ephphatha.  —  The  picture  is  that  of  Jesus  and  the  man 
of  Galilee  "  that  was  deaf  and  had  an  impediment  in  his 
speech."  At  the  left  stands  Jesus,  his  arm  stretched  out  that 
his  fingers  may  touch  the  lips  of  the  man  who  has  been 
brought  to  him.  Around  stand  the  Apostles  and  friends  of 
the  afflicted  man,  while  in  the  background  one  sees  the  sail 
of  a  ship  upon  the  sea  of  Galilee. 

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signifying,  "  Be  opened." 

Above  this  picture  are  representations  of  three  angels 
holding  a  scroll  on  which  are  the  words,  — 

els  a  imdvixovcriv  ayyeXot  TraptiKvyjrai, 

signifying,  "  Which  things  the  angels  desire  to  look  into." 

At  the  bottom  of  the  window  two  small  pictures  represent 
The  Baptism  and  The  Supper  of  our  Lord. 


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Left  — 

The  Baptism. — John,  upon  the  bank,  is  pouring  the  water 
upon  the  head  of  his  Master,  who  stands  in  the  stream ; 
while  above,  the  dove  is  descending  from  the  heavens. 

Right  — 

The  Lord^s  Sapper.  —  Jesus  is  breaking  bread  at  the  table 
with  His  disciples.  Saint  John  is  leaning  upon  His  shoulder. 

"P. 
1883. 

This  window  was  presented  to  the  Church  by  the  present 
rector,  as  a  memorial  of  a  pleasant  year's  travel,  enjoyed  in 
1 882-1883,  through  the  kindness  and  consideration  of  his 
vestry  and  people. 


Upon  the  south  wall  of  the  robing-room  hang  two  small 
paintings.    Upon  the  back  of  each  is  this  description  :  — 

"  These  two  Cherubs'  Heads  were  part  of  a  canvas  said  to 
have  been  painted  by  Smibert,  which  was  over  the  chancel 
of  the  first  Trinity  Church  in  Summer  Street,  built  in  1 734, 
and  taken  down  in  1828.  They  were  restored  to  the  church 
in  1878." 


The  Tower. 


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THE  TOWER. 

The  windows  of  the  tower  are  filled  with  colored 
glass  of  geometrical  designs,  made  by 
Samuel  West,  Boston. 


Artist,  John  LaFarge. 

Over  these  windows,  three  upon  each  side,  are  painted 
twelve  pictures,  most  of  them  Biblical  scenes. 


East  Wall. 

Left  .  . 

.  Journey  into  Egypt. 

Centre  . 

.  Madonna  and  Child. 

Right.  . 

.  The  Resurrection. 

South  Wall. 

Left   .  . 

.  Samson  and  the  Lion. 

Centre  . 

.  The  Good  Shepherd. 

Right.  . 

.  The  Casting  up  of  Jonah. 

West  Wall. 

Left  .  . 

.  Allegorical  Representation  of 

"  Morning." 

Centre  . 

.  Geometrical  Design  —  Cross  in 

Centre. 

Right.  . 

.  Allegorical  Representation  of 

"  Evening." 


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North  Wall.    Left  .  .  .  Adam  and  Eve  —  The  Garden 
of  Eden. 

Centre  .  .  The  Peaceable  Kingdom. 
Right .  .  .  Abraham  and  Isaac. 

On  either  side  of  each  group  of  three  windows  are  paint- 
ings as  follows  :  — 

East  Wall  — 
Two  crosses. 

West  Wall  — 

Left.      Text.    "  I  will  give  them  an  heart  to  know  Me, 

THAT  I  AM  THE  LORD  AND  THEY  SHALL  BE 
MY  PEOPLE,  AND  I  WILL  BE  THEIR  GOD." 

Right.    Text.     "  Go  ye  therefore  and  teach  all  na- 
tions, BAPTIZING  THEM  IN  THE  NAME  OF 

the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the 
Holy  Ghost." 

South  Wall  — 

Left  Symbolical  representation  of  Saint  Matthew 

—  The  Angel. 

Right  Symbolical  representation  of  Saint  John  — 

.The  Eagle. 

North  Wall  — 

Left   Symbolical  representation  of  Saint  Luke  — 

The  Bull. 

Right  Symbolical  representation  of  Saint  Mark  — 

The  Lion. 


The  Tower. 


Below  the  windows  this  text  encircles  the  tower  :  — 

"BLESSING  AND  HONOUR  AND  GLORY  AND 
POWER  BE  UNTO  HIM  THAT  SITTETH  UPON 
THE  THRONE  AND  UNTO  THE  LAMB  FOR- 
EVER." 

Below  this  text  are  six  large  paintings  of  heroic  size- 
They  are  as  follows  :  — 

East  Wall  — 

Left.      Saint  Peter. 
Right.    Saint  Paul. 

South  Wall  — 
Left.  Isaiah. 
Right.  Jeremiah. 

North  Wall  — 
Left.  David. 
Right.  Moses. 


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THE  CHAPEL  AND  SURROUNDINGS 
OF  THE  CHURCH. 

THE  CHAPEL 

Is  situated  at  the  northeast  corner  of  the  triangular 
lot,  and  is  connected  by  cloisters  with  the  church. 
Various  parish-rooms  occupy  the  lower  story,  the 
chapel  proper  being  upon  the  second  floor. 

There  are  three  stained-glass  windows  in  the  chapel. 
In  the  south  wall  is  — 

€fje  Harmon  Jteintioto* 

Artist,  Frederick  Crowninshield,  Boston. 

Charity.  —  There  are  pictured  a  woman  and  two  half- 
clothed  children  in  the  centre,  and  a  figure  with  bowed 


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head  at  the  left.  Behind  is  the  figure  of  Christ,  with  His 
hand  extended  over  them.    Above  is  the  text  — 

"Inasmuch  as  ye  have  done  it  unto  one  of  the  least 
OF  THESE,  my  brethren,  ye  have  done  it  unto  me." 

Inscription.  —  In  memory  of  Cordelia  Harmon,  the 
friend  of  the  poor  and  friendless.    Died  May  23-1883. 

Miss  Harmon  was  the  Almoner  of  Trinity  Church  for  many 
years,  and  through  her  good  deeds  was  well  known  by  all 
the  poor  in  any  way  connected  with  the  Parish.  The  win- 
dow was  the  gift  of  members  of  the  Parish. 

In  the  north  wall  is  — 

€f)e  oBertrutie  ^arfter  f©intioto* 

Artist,  John  LaFarge,  New  York  City. 
Purity.  —  Filling  the  centre  of  the  window  is  the  figure  of 
a  young  girl  holding  a  lamp.    By  her  side  is  a  pot  of  lilies. 

"Blessed  are  the  Pure  in  Heart,  for  they  shall 
see  God." 

Inscription.  —  In  Memoriam  —  Gertrude  Parker. 
Born  July  xxn.  mdccclxv. —  Died  Nov.  xvn.  mdccclxxxiii. 

This  window  was  presented  by  the  senior  Warden,  Mr. 
Charles  Henry  Parker,  and  his  wife,  as  a  memorial  of 
their  daughter,  a  scholar  of  the  Sunday-school. 

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In  the  west  wall  over  the  organ  are  — 

Artists,  Clayton  &  Bell,  London,  England. 
Left  window  — 

Presentation  of  Jesus.  —  At  the  right,  the  aged  Simeon 
stands  with  the  Babe  in  his  arms,  while  Mary  and  Joseph 
are  at  the  left. 

Right  window  — 

Jesus  in  the  Temple.  —  The  doctors  sit  at  the  left.  Before 
them  the  Boy  stands,  both  hearing  and  asking  questions,  with 
two  little  children  beside  Him.  Mary  and  Joseph  are  enter- 
ing in  the  rear. 

Under  each  window  — 

"  The  gift  of  the  Children  of  Trinity  Sunday  School.  A.  D. 
1874." 


paintings. 

Encircling  the  wall  of  the  chapel  are  the  texts  — 

"JESUS  SAITH,  I  AM  THE  WAY  AND  THE  TRUTH 
AND  THE  LIFE."  "YOUNG  MEN  AND  MAID- 
ENS, OLD  MEN  AND  CHILDREN,  PRAISE  THE 
NAME  OF  THE  LORD." 


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In  the  centre  of  the  walls  over  the  four  main  groups  of 
windows,  are  representations  of  the  symbols  of  the  four 
Evangelists. 

The  Angel. 
The  Lion. 
The  Bull. 
The  Eagle. 


Was  built  by  Hook  &  Hastings,  Boston.  The  case  was  de- 
signed by  Mr.  Richardson ;  and  that  the  organist  may  face 
the  Sunday-school  while  playing,  the  key-desk  is  detached 
and  reversed,  the  mechanical  connections  passing  under  the 
platform.  The  organ  is  supported  on  the  wall,  thus  occupy- 
ing no  floor-room.  The  manual  has  five  registers,  and  the 
pedal  organ,  one. 

A  plate  fastened  upon  the  front  reads  — 

Presented  by 
Alexander  Strong 
and  Mary  E.  Strong 
to  Trinity  Chapel 
February  8,  1880. 


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€fte  J>aint  2SotoIpft  €racerp, 

Placed  in  the  side  of  the  cloister  leading  from  the  eastern 
entrance  of  the  church  to  Clarendon  Street,  is  the  oldest 
work  connected  with  the  building.  The  inscription  at  the 
right  reads :  — 

Part  of  the  original  tracery  from  a  window  of  the 
ancient  Church  of  St.  Botolph,  Boston,  Lincoln- 
shire, England,  of  which  John  Cotton  was  Rector 
for  xxi  years  until  he  came  to  New  England  in 
mdcxxxiii.  Presented  to  Trinity  Church  by  the 
Rev.  C.  B.  Blenkin,  Vicar  of  St.  Botolph's,  and  placed 
here  as  a  precious  memorial  of  the  Church  of  our 
Fathers,  October  mdccclxxix. 


fio^ette  from  4M&  €rinitp. 

Directly  opposite  this  tracery,  embedded  in  the  wall  of 
the  church,  is  a  single  carved  granite  stone,  —  a  rosette. 
Were  there  an  inscription  beside  it,  it  might  read  — 

One  of  the  carved  stones  removed  from  the  front  of  the 
stone  tower  of  the  Gothic  Church  in  Summer  Street,  burned 
in  the  Fire  of  1872.  It  has  been  placed  here,  a  connecting 
link  of  the  past  with  the  present,  the  only  remaining  relic  of 
the  exterior  of  that  edifice. 


Crinttp  Cljurcl)  Jfllemcirial  (KBmtiotos. 


ADDRESS 

TO 

THE  PROPRIETORS  OF  THE  CHURCH  IN  1875. 

PREPARED 

BY  THOMAS  C.  AMORY. 


As  the  new  church  approached  completion,  the  Vestry 
appointed,  on  May  4,  1875,  a  Memorial  Window  Committee, 
consisting  of  Messrs.  Thomas  C.  Amory,  Charles  R. 
Codman,  Benjamin  F.  Nourse,  Robert  Treat  Paine,  Jr., 
and  John  Brooks  Fenno.  Of  this  Committee  Mr.  Amory 
was  made  Chairman  ;  and  he  has  continued  to  hold  that  position 
to  the  present  day.  The  following  Address,  prepared  by  him 
in  the  interests  of  this  Committee,  was  accepted  by  the  Vestry 
on  June  9,  1875,  and  was  by  them  submitted  in  circular  form  to 
the  Proprietors. 


TRINITY  CHURCH  MEMORIAL  WINDOWS. 


IT  is  naturally  the  wish  of  all  of  us,  in  erecting  for  the 
purposes  of  public  worship  a  costly  structure  which  we 
hope  will  endure  for  ages,  to  render  it  as  perfect  as  we  can, 
not  only  for  its  special  use,  but  also  as  a  work  of  art.  In 
all  times  and  countries,  grateful  acknowledgment  of  de- 
pendence upon  God  has  consecrated  to  His  service  what- 
ever was  most  precious.  Temples  and  churches  of  noble 
form  and  rich  in  decoration  have  proved  enduring  monu- 
ments of  the  devotional  spirit  of  the  race.  While  not  for- 
getting that  the  Creator  dwelleth  not  in  temples  made  with 
hands,  we  are  rearing  an  edifice  which,  by  its  beauty  of 
proportion  and  appropriate  ornament,  we  have  reason  to 
believe  will  duly  express  the  sentiments  of  religious  obli- 
gation characteristic  at  all  times  of  our  ancient  Parish. 

In  this  edifice  the  openings  for  light  are  many  and 
various,  some  of  them  of  great  size.  Everywhere  in  view, 
much  of  the  beauty  of  the  interior  will  depend  upon  their 
judicious  treatment.  If  of  plain  glass  the  light  would  be 
excessive,  and  at  seasons  painful  to  the  eye.  The  "  dim 
religious  light  "  is  carried  too  far,  in  sacred  places,  when 
reading  becomes  difficult ;  but  with  openings  so  numerous 
and  broad  there  is  more  likelihood  of  glare  than  that  our 
church  will  prove  too  dark.    Both  common  usage  and 


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good  taste  requiring  that  the  windows  shall  be  filled  with 
stained  glass,  their  tint  and  tone  should  be  in  distinct  har- 
mony with  its  architectural  character  and  mural  decoration, 
bringing  out  in  due  relief  the  vaulting  of  the  roof,  so  that 
wherever  the  eye  turns  it  may  rest  with  pleasure.  It  is  to 
be  hoped  that  the  glass  selected,  instead  of  a  brilliant 
kaleidoscope  of  prismatic  colors,  will  present  a  series  of 
Scriptural  designs.  Our  faith  resting  on  the  incidents  of 
revelation,  these  designs  should  consist  of  the  prominent 
events  of  sacred  history,  or  of  its  principal  personages  in 
single  figures  or  groups.  Could  some  systematic  selection 
of  such  subjects  be  distributed  throughout  the  sacred  pile, 
the  general  effect  would  be  much  more  pleasing  and  har- 
monious, and  yet  that  latitude  be  left  for  the  preference  of 
contributors,  which  the  variety  of  Scriptural  illustration 
admits. 

We  are  not  prepared  to  prescribe  or  designate  definitely 
the  subjects  which  we  consider  most  appropriate  for  each 
part  of  the  building.  The  seven  large  windows  of  the 
apse,  from  their  conspicuous  position  and  the  peculiar  in- 
terest attaching  to  the  chancel,  should  be  treated  with 
especial  care,  and,  avoiding  monotony,  should  form  con- 
sistent parts  of  the  whole.  The  leading  events  of  the  life 
of  the  Saviour  have  been  proposed  as  suitable  themes. 

Our  attention  was  called  to  this  subject  of  memorial 
windows  by  an  application  for  leave  to  place  one  in  the 
apse.  In  reminding  the  Proprietors  of  the  opportunity 
now  afforded  by  the  construction  of  a  new  church  for  a 
parish  of  so  many  venerable  associations  as  their  own  to 


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transmit  these  sacred  memories  of  the  past  to  coming 
generations,  we  would  not  be  misunderstood.  We  submit 
the  subject  to  their  consideration,  not  only  that  embellish- 
ment may  be  added  to  the  work,  but  also  that  a  privilege 
generally  valued  may  be  improved.  The  disposition  in 
our  country  and  abroad,  now  and  ever  since  churches  were 
erected,  so  to  commemorate  lives  and  services  that  should 
not  be  forgotten,  proves  the  strength  of  the  sentiment,  as 
well  as  its  propriety.  No  more  grateful  link  between 
generations  as  they  pass,  can  be  devised  than  these  mon- 
uments in  sacred  places,  always  present  and  in  view,  and 
especially  enduring. 

In  parish  churches  in  our  mother-land,  brasses  and  mural 
tablets  have  decayed,  while  some  emblem,  legend,  or  name 
on  the  more  fragile  material  has  preserved  the  trace  of  pro- 
genitors, and,  if  transmitting  little  else  than  this  vestige  of 
their  existence,  indicates  at  least  the  sacred  association 
that  bound  them  to  their  church.  No  reflecting  mind  can 
be  insensible  to  the  advantage  of  thus  keeping  fresh  to  de- 
scendants the  precious  memories  of  the  past.  We  should 
be  glad  to  see  thus  commemorated  the  venerable  prelates 
of  the  Church  and  its  revered  pastors,  individuals  who  have 
been  conspicuous  for  good  service  in  public  or  private  life, 
families  that  for  successive  generations  have  been  members 
of  the  Parish,  and  have  derived  from  their  connection  with 
it  much  of  their  happiness.  We  trust  that  the  opportunity 
which  is  now  offered,  and  which  is  not  likely  to  recur,  may 
be  improved  by  all  who  love  their  Church  and  are  willing  to 
help  in  its  embellishment,  and  thus  transmit  to  those  who 
are  to  follow  them  this  recognition  of  their  faith. 


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Whoever  are  disposed  to  avail  themselves  of  this  oppor- 
tunity are  invited  to  give  an  early  intimation  of  their  inten- 
tion, for  little  time  remains  to  select  designs  and  have  them 
executed.  Information  can  be  obtained  from  the  Wardens 
and  Vestry ;  and  communications  may  be  addressed  to  the 
Senior  Warden,  and  to  him  should  be  sent  as  speedily  as 
practicable  the  designs  proposed  to  be  adopted,  for  ap- 
proval by  the  Vestry,  to  whom  this  charge  has  been  com- 
mitted by  the  Proprietors.  To  prevent  repetitions  and 
secure  correspondence  of  tone  and  treatment,  and  due 
regard  to  the  requirements  of  the  building  for  light  and 
air,  there  should  be  no  more  delay  than  the  various  points 
to  be  considered  render  unavoidable. 


Names  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  are  appended. 


ROBERT  C.  W1NTHROP.  STEPHEN  G.  DEBLOIS. 


By  order  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry, 


STEPHEN  G.  DEBLOIS,  Clerk. 


WARDENS. 


CHARLES  HENRY  PARKER. 
CHARLES  R.  CODMAN. 


VESTRY. 


JOHN  BROOKS  FENNO. 
THOMAS  C.  AMORY. 
JOHN  CODMAN. 
JOHN  H.  BUTLER. 
JOHN  C.  ROPES. 


CHARLES  J.  MORRTLL. 
BENJAMIN  F.  NOURSE. 
WILLIAM  S.  EATON. 
EDWARD  D.  PETERS. 
ROBERT  T.  PAINE,  Jr. 


WILLIAM  AMORY,  Jr. 


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